March 15, 1837

Kirtland, Ohio
Usher v. Smith: Moses Usher obtained a judgment before Justice of the Peace Ariel Hanson against Joseph Smith for $35.70 plus court costs.
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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